Shoplifting Offences Doubled In 2023

Saturday, 17th February 2024 at 11:05am

According to the Sky News website, shoplifting has hit a record high with 16.7 million incidents recorded in 2023 – more than double compared with 2022.

Theft cost retailers about £1.8bn – also a record – and this is the first time it has passed the £1bn mark, according to an annual survey by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

BRC said the situation had escalated to a “crisis” and criticised the government’s “woefully inadequate” action to combat it.

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